America

The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States. It means the 14 states with bans on same-sex marriage will no longer be able to enforce them. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the plaintiffs asked “for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. …

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is showing signs of trying to burnish his foreign policy credentials ahead of a likely run for president in 2016, establishing himself as a leader in the debate over an authorization to fight the Islamic State and backing away from previous views that critics called too isolationist. But Paul …

Cuban President Raul Castro has hailed a recent US move to normalise bilateral relations but stressed Havana would not change its political system. Mr Castro also warned Cuba faced a “long and difficult struggle” before the US removed its economic embargo. He said he would attend next year’s Summit of …

The so-called “polar vortex” of dense, frigid air blamed for at least 21 cold-related deaths across the country spread to the East and the Deep South on Tuesday, shattering records that in some cases had stood for more than a century. Temperatures on Tuesday morning were already at 8 degrees …